Thank you.
First, I would like to thank all the witnesses for coming, and especially Mr. Sigouin, because he had to travel for six hours to get here.
I'd like to begin with the subject of self-inflicted wounds, starting with Mr. Jones on tourism. I don't think the government can do anything about the value of the dollar. I think maybe the bank is just.... It's debatable. But in terms of fiscal measures, would you think the cancellation of the GST rebate for visitors was important?
Would you think it would be highly beneficial or only slightly beneficial if Canada got approved destination status from China? I know from visiting Australia, there were thousands of Chinese tourists, because Australia has that status. Would that be significant for the tourist industry?